Test Match Special

Will Joe Root stay on as Test captain? That’s the question everyone is asking after England’s ten wicket defeat to the West Indies in Grenada that continues a poor run of form for England.

Root tells Jonathan Agnew that he wants to stay on – Aggers and Dean Wilson discuss whether that’s likely or not, as well as what the series defeat means for English cricket, especially after the decision to leave out Broad and Anderson.

We hear from West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite, we review which players have done well and which have done badly, plus we get the latest from New Zealand, where England have qualified for the semi finals of the Women’s World Cup.

Yet another England collapse (how many times have we said that this winter?) leaves England on the brink of a series defeat in the West Indies.

Jonathan Agnew is joined by Dean Wilson of the Mirror to look back on a dreadful day for England, both with the bat and the ball.

We hear from Kyle Mayers, who took 5-9, as well as batting coach Marcus Trescothick. Plus we hear from former England bowler Stuart Meaker, who has driven to the Poland/Ukraine border to help refugees, as well as getting the latest from the first match of the IPL.

The West Indies have the upper hand on the second day of the deciding Test match in Grenada, helped by Josh Da Silva’s 54*.

Jonathan Agnew and Dean Wilson look back on an absorbing day’s Test cricket, plus we hear from Chris Woakes, Jack Leach, and Tammy Beaumont ahead of England’s final group match in the Women’s World Cup.

Plus Aggers gives Mattchin Tendulkar from the Tailenders podcast a crash course in cricket commentary!

Jonathan Agnew looks back on a remarkable day of Test cricket as England’s latest collapse is rescued by the 10th wicket partnership of 90 between Jack Leach and Saqib Mahmood.

We hear from Mahmood, who was dismissed on 49 with the last ball of the day, plus we hear about a special presentation made to Aggers by the England team before start of play.

And we get the latest from the Women’s World Cup, where England’s defeat of Pakistan moves them ever closer to semi-final qualification.

England had to settle for a draw in the second Test in Barbados after being unable to dismiss a stubborn West Indies side.

Jonathan Agnew and Dean Wilson look back on the final day as England gave themselves two sessions to bowl out the home side on a pitch that offered spin.

We hear from Joe Root, Kraigg Brathwaite, and Barbados reporter Andrew Sealey, who has a pessimistic prediction for Grenada.

Plus we get the latest from New Zealand, where England keep their hopes alive of defending their Women’s World Cup title after a nailbiting one-wicket win over the home side.

After a mammoth, dogged innings from Kraigg Brathwaite, England finally bowled West Indies out to leave themselves with an outside chance of forcing a victory on the final day in Barbados.

Jonathan Agnew is joined by Dean Wilson from the Mirror, plus we hear from Saqib Mahmood who took two wickets on Test debut, and Jack Leach's performance is debated once again.

We also hear from the Chief Exec of Cricket West Indies on why England don't play Tests in the traditional heartlands of Jamaica and Trinidad any more, and there's a remarkable interview with former England bowler Stuart Meaker, who is driving a van of supplies to Ukrainian refugees in Poland.

Centuries for captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood helped the West Indies fight back in the second Test in Barbados after England’s imposing total.

Jonathan Agnew is joined by Dean Wilson of the Mirror to look back on a long day in the field for England, and discuss how well Jack Leach bowled. We hear from Jermaine Blackwood, fresh from an altercation with Ben Stokes, as well as England’s spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel.

Plus we’re joined by the brother and girlfriend of debutant Matt Fisher, who took a wicket with his second ball in Test cricket. They talk about his upbringing, the influence of his late father, and the bet placed when he was a teenager that one day he’d go on to play cricket for England.

Joe Root scores his 25th Test century as England take control of the second Test match in Barbados.

Jonathan Agnew is joined in Barbados by Dean Wilson from the Mirror to look back on arguably England’s best day of the winter so far.

Plus we hear from Andrew Strauss on the changes that are taking place in the English game, and hear more from the team in New Zealand as England get a much-needed win at the Women’s World Cup.

England were frustrated on the final day of the first Test match against the West Indies in Antigua after some stubborn resistance from the home side.

Jonathan Agnew, former England bowler Steve Finn and Dean Wilson from the Daily Mirror look back on the Test match, including thoughts on the first look at the ‘red ball reset’, a debate on who England might pick to replace the injured Mark Wood, and why the performance of Ben Foakes was so key to England.

Plus we hear from Henry Moeran and Alex Hartley in New Zealand after India’s hammering over the West Indies in the Women’s World Cup.